She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

Qi Ming's eyes finally showed some movement.

Seeing this, Qi Lingjun felt proud.

Even if Qi Ming didn't live in the Qi Mansion, he still had a way to deal with Qi Ming.

"Your Majesty!"

Qi Ming gritted his teeth.

He can be beaten and punished, but he cannot implicate his mother.

Qi Xinyu urged, "Qi Ming, how many times do you want my brother to tell you? Kneel down and apologize quickly. Don't waste Miss Song's time."

Taking a deep breath, Qi Ming reached out and lifted up a corner of his gown.

Li Huirou's eyes turned red and she shook her head, "Brother Qi Ming, don't..."

Just as Qi Ming was about to kneel down, another voice came from behind him.

"Hey, there are so many people, what's going on?"

When Li Huirou heard this, she turned her head away with a sense of relief and almost cried, "Eldest sister..."

It was indeed Li Jingwan, and besides Bitao, there was also Baoqin.

Baoqin was smart. When she saw Li Huirou being bullied, she quickly went to find Li Jingwan secretly.

Seeing Li Jingwan, the smugness on Song Qingyan's face disappeared without a trace.

Li Jingwan approached, "Hui Rou, what happened?"

In fact, Baoqin had already given a general idea on the way here.

Li Huirou explained in a few words.

"Sister, Miss Song dropped her handkerchief on the ground and she insisted that I dropped it and asked me to pick it up."

"Brother Qi Ming explained it for me, but Master Qi wanted to punish him by making him kneel down."

Qi Lingjun looked a little embarrassed, "Qi Ming spoke against Miss Song, I just handled it according to the family rules of the Marquisate."

"Family rules?" Li Jingwan asked with a smile, "How come I didn't know when Qi Lingjun became the head of the Qi Mansion? Did something happen to your father?"

"You..." Qi Lingjun was so shocked by her that he couldn't refute her.

Indeed, only the head of the family or the elders can use family rules. Although Qi Ming is no longer welcome in the mansion, he is still his peer.

Once Li Jingwan's aura came out, Qi Xinyuo didn't dare to refute.

With her elder sister by her side, Li Huirou felt extremely safe.

Li Jingwan looked at Song Qingyan again.

"Miss Song, what did I teach you last time? Or do you think you don't have to follow etiquette in the Princess's Mansion?"

Even though everyone around her was praising her, Song Qingyan did not dare to violate etiquette and lowered her head and said, "I greet Princess Le Yi."

Li Jingwan shook her head and said, "I don't like people standing and greeting me."

Song Qingyan looked up and glared, but Li Jingwan smiled back.

She gritted her teeth and knelt down with a look of humiliation on her face, "Greetings to Princess Le Yi."

As soon as she knelt, the people around her were stunned and knelt down to greet her.

Qi Lingjun was still standing.

Although Li Jingwan was conferred the title of Princess Leyi, he looked down on her, reported her husband's family and divorced her. He regarded her as a disgrace to female virtue and was unwilling to kneel down.

"Mr. Qi, did you pass the imperial examination?" Li Jingwan asked deliberately.

There was a regulation in the Sheng Dynasty that after passing the examination for a scholar, one could meet an official without kneeling unless one met a member of the royal family. One also did not need to kneel when meeting people with other titles.

Qi Lingjun's pain point was hit.

Because studying was too hard and the competition was too fierce, he did not take the imperial examination, but instead relied on his family connections to obtain a position in the court.

"No." Qi Lingjun said firmly.

"If not..." Li Jingwan curled her lips and suddenly said sternly, "Then kneel down quickly!"

No matter how unwilling Qi Lingjun was, he had no choice but to kneel down.

Then, Li Jingwan said, "Qi Ming, come stand next to me."

Qi Ming was originally two people away from her. If he stood next to her, it would be...

Li Jingwan nodded to him, indicating that he didn't need to worry.

Li Huirou also looked encouraging.

Qi Ming then walked over, and Qi Lingjun knelt in front of Qi Ming.

He was greatly humiliated, and just as he was about to move, Li Jingwan said, "If you don't know how to greet, just kneel until the banquet begins. If the princess blames you, I will go and apologize."

Qi Lingjun didn't dare to move and buried his head deeply.

With just a few words, these people who were so complacent just now are now like grasshoppers in autumn, afraid to move.

Li Jingwan moved her eyes to the handkerchief on the ground, where there was a clear shoe print on half.

"Miss Song, you said that my sister was disrespectful to the Imperial Concubine by not picking up your handkerchief, but what about you stepping on the handkerchief?"

Song Qingyan was angry and afraid, her heart tightened, "I...I stepped on it accidentally..."

"Miss Qi, how did the handkerchief fall off?" Li Jingwan looked at Qi Xinyou again, "Think about it carefully, don't make a mistake and wrongly accuse others."

Qi Xinyuo shrank back, feeling that the gaze cast upon her was real.

She was now in a dilemma and regretted that she shouldn't have spoken first.

At this time, Bi Tao shouted, "The county lady is asking questions, why don't you answer quickly?"

Qi Xinyou was so frightened that she could only speak up: "My Lord, just now... Miss Song accidentally... dropped her handkerchief..."

"So..." Li Jingwan asked again: "Does anyone else have any objections?"

Naturally, no one dared to disagree.

"Miss Song, what about you?"

Song Qingyan gritted her teeth and shook her head as if she was bearing the humiliation.

"Since Miss Song admitted that she dropped it, what should I do if my sister is wrongly accused?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Li." She gritted her teeth and said, "I misunderstood you."

Li Huirou said, "Mm." "Please hold your things carefully from now on, Miss Song."

"Now that the facts are clear, let's end this matter here." Li Jingwan said, "Everyone, please stand up."

She didn't want to show off her power by relying on her title as county lady, but she certainly couldn't just stand by and watch when some people were bullying others by taking advantage of their power.

After everyone stood up, they all lowered their heads. Li Jingwan said again, "I won't delay your enjoyment of this beautiful autumn scenery."

"Hui Rou, Qi Ming, let's go."

They turned around, and Qi Lingjun raised his head with a look of humiliation on his face, staring at Qi Ming with terrifying eyes.

This bastard actually dared to stand in front of him and endure his kneeling.

What a shame!

Song Qingyan was angry that Qi Xinyu had changed his tone just now. She noticed Qi Lingjun's expression and made some provocative remarks.

"Master Qi, you are a legitimate son, yet you kneel down to a lowly foreigner. You are really magnanimous..."

Qi Lingjun was already angry, and after hearing what she said, he immediately lost his rationality.

Seeing Qi Ming walking at the end and near the lake, he walked quickly and reached out to push him, wanting to push him into the lake to teach him a lesson.

Qi Ming heard the voice behind him, turned around alertly, and held Qi Lingjun's hand.

Qi Lingjun struggled hard to break free, but he was tall and strong after all, and Qi Ming couldn't control himself for a moment, and was pushed back by him instead.

Li Jingwan and Li Huirou, who were behind him, didn't have time to move away and were bumped by him, about to fall into the lake.

Li Huirou is still unmarried, if she falls into the lake, she will be in trouble...

At the critical moment, Li Jingwan tried hard to steady her, turned around and pushed her in, but she herself fell into the lake uncontrollably.

"Miss!"

"Sister!"

"County Lord!"

The three of them exclaimed and reached out to grab it, but they all caught nothing.

At the critical moment, another hand reached out and grasped her hand firmly.

Then he pulled her forward with force and made her stand firmly.

Li Jingwan raised her eyes and saw Chu Tingyu standing in front of her, holding one of her hands with a tense expression.

Li Jingwan was still in shock, breathing rapidly, "Thank you... Thank you, Your Highness Prince Jing."

Seeing that she was not injured, Chu Tingyu let go of her hand and gave her a comforting look.

"Eldest sister..." Li Huirou's eyes were filled with tears as she hugged her arms tightly, "I was scared to death. I'm sorry..."

In order to save her, Li Jingwan almost fell into the lake.

"I'm fine." Li Jingwan patted her hand to comfort her, "This has nothing to do with you, don't blame yourself."

As soon as Chu Tingyu appeared, everyone knelt down to greet him.

Song Qingyan was a little uneasy, while Qi Lingjun's face was pale, and his finger bones turned bluish white because he clenched them too tightly.

Chu Tingyu asked everyone to stand up, leaving only Qi Lingjun, and his voice was very cold.

"You pushed your brother into the water in front of so many people, and almost made Princess Le Yi fall into the water. You are quite courageous."

"I dare not." Qi Lingjun's voice was trembling, and he had completely lost the momentum he had just had.

"My humble servant was rude and offended Miss Song. I was anxious and wanted to hold him back to argue with him, but I failed..."

"Do you think I am blind or have no judgment?" Chu Tingyu interrupted him, "You still dare to quibble at this point."

"Your Highness, I deserve to die. I just wanted to teach him a lesson and would never dare to harm Princess Le Yi."

There was a hint of mockery in Li Jingwan's eyes. Qi Lingjun was really stupid. He was simply stepping on Chu Tingyu's anger point.

Sure enough, Chu Tingyu smiled lightly.

"Does this king's personal guard need you to teach him a lesson?"

Qi Lingjun and others were shocked.

Qi Ming was treated with cold eyes and contempt in the Qi Mansion. Even after he left, no one paid attention to what he was doing.

Who would have thought that he would become Chu Tingyu's personal bodyguard!

Although guards have no ranks, being Chu Tingyu's personal guard is at least better than being a fifth-rank official in the capital.

Even high-ranking officials above the third rank have to be given face.

For a moment, Qi Lingjun was shocked, frightened, and jealous.

A lowly creature of a foreign race that no one looked down upon actually climbed over his head.

"I didn't know. I deserve to die..." Qi Lingjun kowtowed and apologized, "Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"You mean, if Qi Ming is not my bodyguard, it doesn't matter to you?"

Li Jingwan shook her head helplessly, what a fool.

Qi Lingjun was so frightened that he didn't know how to reply. Qi Xinyuo twisted her handkerchief and dared not say a word, let alone plead for him.

Chu Tingyu didn't want to waste any more time on him. "Qi Lingjun hurt people wantonly, had no regard for the law, and killed his brothers and sisters. His behavior was shameful, and he didn't really repent. His heart was not sincere."

"Come here, take him away and hand him over to Yingtian Prefecture to be dealt with according to the law."

Qi Lingjun's breath choked, and he begged for mercy loudly, but the guards held his mouth and dragged him away.

The others turned pale with fear.

They all thought that Qi Lingjun's behavior just now was normal. When a legitimate son teaches an unfavored illegitimate son a lesson, he would at most give him a few verbal punishment. However, Chu Tingyu escalated the behavior to the level of violating the law.

Since it was he who gave the order, Yingtian Prefecture would not only not dare to show favoritism, but would also impose a severe sentence.

Qi Lingjun's career has come to an end...

Qi Xinyuo was so frightened that her hands and feet went limp. This matter was more or less related to her.

If her father punished her, she would be dead.

She couldn't stand steadily and fell to the side, bumping into Song Qingyan.

"What are you doing?" Song Qingyan dodged in disgust, and when she saw Chu Tingyu looking at her, she quickly forced a smile.

"Uncle, my mother and I were just about to go look for you..."

He brought up Zhao Yunying on purpose, hoping that Chu Tingyu would not delve into what happened just now for her mother's sake.

But Chu Tingyu had no intention of letting her go.

What happened here was quite a big deal and there were many people gathered. The other guards saw it and hurried to report it. They happened to meet Chu Tingyu who came out of the attic.

Chu Tingyu had a requirement for his personal guards, that they must tell him anything they found out about General Zhenyuan's Mansion.

"Everything that happened today was caused by you." Chu Tingyu looked unhappy. "If you hadn't wrongly accused others and been aggressive, how could the following things have happened?"

Being scolded in front of so many people, Song Qingyan was ashamed to death. She bit her lower lip and tears fell.

"Uncle, I...I didn't mean to...meant to wrongly accuse Miss Li. I didn't see...see clearly, I..."

"No need to say more." Chu Tingyu didn't want to ruin the princess's banquet. "Go back now and reflect on your behavior today. Don't do it again."

The implication was that she would not be allowed to continue attending the banquet, which was a disguised way of kicking her out.

This sentence was like a heavy slap in Song Qingyan's face, leaving her completely humiliated. She wished she could jump into the lake right now to express her grievance.

But she didn't dare, so she could only cry and answer, "Yes."

Then she covered her face, turned around and ran out, and the maid Lian Ye hurriedly chased after her.

After everyone left, Li Jingwan thanked Chu Tingyu again for helping her out.

Chu Tingyu said, "Song Qingyan did something wrong and should have been punished, but considering that her grandmother is my mother's biological sister, I can only give her a verbal warning."

But in fact, the few words he just said were already a severe punishment.

When the noble families learned about this later, they lost much of their desire to acquire the property.

After all, they were scolded in public by Chu Tingyu and kicked out of the banquet. It seems that the Zhong family is not so valued.

On the contrary, Li Huirou, although a concubine's daughter, was calm and composed, and was loved by the county lord's elder sister. Even Chu Tingyu stood up for her, and she became a popular wife sought by the noble families.

However, Yao refused on the grounds that she was young and wanted to stay with him for a few more years.

Song Qingyan ran to find Zhao Yunying crying. Seeing her face full of tears, Zhao Yunying was shocked and quickly pulled her into an empty side hall. She asked Caixia to fix her makeup first, and then asked Lianye what happened.

Lian Ye did not dare to hide anything and told the truth with her neck shrunk, which made Zhao Yunying angry.

"You usually look smart, why did you become so stupid just now? I asked you to follow the young lady, why didn't you persuade her?"

"I know I was wrong." Lian Ye lowered her head, "But I dare not say it..."

Zhao Yunying understood her daughter's arrogant nature, so she ignored her and turned inside.

Song Qingyan was still crying, "Mom, please go find my cousin and ask for mercy for me. If I am kicked out of the Chrysanthemum Banquet today, I will become a laughing stock among the young ladies in Beijing. How can I have face in the future?"

"Yan'er, this time it's all your fault." Zhao Yunying said in a serious tone, "Prince Jing has already said it in front of so many people, do you want him to take it back?"

"This is the first time I've attended a banquet hosted by the Princess since I came to the capital. If I leave like this, I... I... I don't want to live anymore..."

Zhao Yunying looked at her red eyes and suddenly said, "Don't cry, come with me now..."

"Go find your cousin?" Song Qingyan immediately responded, hope burning in her eyes.

Zhao Yunying shook her head, "Go find Li Jingwan and apologize."